Means for stuffing dried fruits



Jan. 13. 1925. 1,522,944

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W. C. COOK MEANS FOR STUFFING DRIED FRUITS Filed April 18 1922 3Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Jan. 13, i925.

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WILLARD`C. COOK, OF CLOVIS, CALIFORNIA.

Manns rolial sTUFrING Damn FRUITS.

Application led. April 18, 1922. .e Serial No. 555,254.

particularly figs, although I -do not limit myselfto figs but reservethe right to apply my. invention jto any other suitable fruit.'

with a filling of anysuitable or desirable confection.

Another object is toprovide a simple and "efficient device for the abovepurpose.

Other Vobjects andl advantages will appear Whereinafter, and, which Ihave shown and will describethe preferred form of my in- Vvention, itwill be understood that I do not `limit myself to such preferred formbut that 4various changes and adaptations may be made therein withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention.

In the drawings accompanyingand forining a part hereof: 1 is a sideelevation, partly broken away, of my means for stung dried fruit.

Fig. 2 is a top `planof Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged section on the line I of'Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a top plan of theffeed valve.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of Fig. 5.

Referring to the drawings, my device comprises a bench or table. 7,supported` at a suitable height above the licor by Vlegs 8 at Veachcorner thereof, Mounted onthe upper .face of table. 7, at one endthereof, is` a substantially U-shaped bracket 9, one-.leg-

of which extends upwardly and terminates in a bearing 10 and the otherleg has mounted upon its upper end a casing 11 in which is revolublymounted a feed screw or worm 12. Worm 12 is provided with a shaft 13"which extends rearwardlyV through a bearing 14 in casing 11, and itsfreeqend isrevjolubly mounted in bearing 10. Mounted upon shaft 13,atthe side of bearing 10', is

i ing` 28, centrally a gear wheel 15, which wheel inesheswvith a spurwheel 16 rigidly mounted upon'tht` shaft 17 of a motor18, by-meansofwl-iich screw 12 is rotated. Mounted'at: one end in the forward end of`casing 11 is an cylindrical .casing 19, the other end of which is closedby a lcap 20. A standard 2llextending'from the lower face of cap 2O tothe upper 'face of table 7 serves as means for supportingthe free` end'of casi-ngy 19. and cap` 20. :Fv Extending from the freee'nd lof casingn11 and com- Vmunicating with feed chamber 22, in `which screw A12 ismounted, Iis a cylindrical'casing 23 which extends longitudinallythrough casing 19 concentric-therewith; andi-` its freeend is closed bya detachable cap 24, a stuffing box 25 and pac-king26 providing meansfor .forming atight joint Abetween casing 23 and cap 20. YExtendingupwardly fromcasing` 11 is a feed hopper 27 upon the:upperwendlof which is rigidly mounted a supply casof which His--pr ivided asupply chamber'28a. the lower` endzof which communicates `with' i hopper`27. Casing 23 ishpreferably cylindrical in horizontal `cross sectionand 'is formed of Yan louter casing 29 and an inner'casing 30 mountedconcentrically but spaced apart to provide aheating chamber 31 betweensaidcasings. The ends of saidrcasings are closed bycaps 32! and 33. Fig.31 is a left hand elevation of Fig. 1. `A

supply pipe 34-provided with a regulat- Extending from casing 28, incommunicationfwith chamber 31, is af supply pipe `3G the other end ofwhichcxtends to and communicates with the interior of 'casing-19.Extending outwardly and downwardly at an angle from casinoV 19,at'suitable intervals, -arethe injectors 37 by means Vofwhich the`filling is forcedinto theinterior of the` fruit. HInasmuch `as I haveshown a` plurality of injectors and that all ofvsaid injectors `are ofthe same construction, it is considered necessary to describe .only oneofV them. Injectors 37 comprise a feed, pipe 38, `one end of which is`connected totand communicates with the interior of casingf23, thelotherend ofdwhich extends outwardly andwterminates in a socket 3.9 in whichsocket is mounted one end of a supply valve casing in screw threadedengagement therewith. The other end of supply valve casing 40 is reducedin size and terminates in a sharpened end 41 for a purpose hereinafterdescribed. Valve casing 40 is provided centrally and longitudinallythereof with a supply passage 42, and a valve 43 is mounted in valvecasing 40 to extend transversely. and is provided with an opening orpassage 44 extending transversely of valve 43 so that when valve 43 isrotated to bring opening 44 into register with passage 42 the materialor filling will be allowed to flow from the interior of casing 23,through passage 42, and out of the end 41 of casing 40. The free endofvalve 43 is enlarged and projects outwardly from the side of casing 42in a substantially horizontal plane and has rigidly mounted upon the endthereof a pulley 45 and is also provided with a handle 46. Secured atone end to pulley 45 and passing partly around the same, is an operatingbelt or strap 47, the free Yend of which extends downwardly and isconnected to the free end of a treadle 48, which treadle has its otherend pivotally connected tothe floor by means of a hinge 49 or otherwise;whereby as the free end of treadle 48 is pressed downwardly, valve '43will be rotated to open the passage 42 and permit material to flowtherethrough. 'A coil spring 50 connecting the free end of handle 46 tothe table provides means for returning valve 43 to its normal closedposition upon the release of treadle 48. Extending outwardly from easing'19, and communicating with the interior thereof, concentric with pipe38,

. is a nipple 51, the free end of which is closed by a cap 52, suitablepacking 53 providing means for making a `tight joint between pipe 38 andcap 52, this construction providing means for heating a portion of vpipe38. n

In the operation of my device the parts will be positioned as shown inFigs. 1, 2 and 3. A supply of the desired material with which the fruitis to be filled is placed in supply chamber 28, it being understood thatsteam has previously been admitted into chamber 31 and casing 19. Themotor will then be rotated until the interior of the casing 23 is filledwith the material from chainber 28a, it being understood that thematerial whenheated will be in a fluid state, and will, by means ofscrew 12, be conveyed from hopper 27 into said casing 29 A fig or otherdesired fruit will then be impinged' upon the sharpened end 41 of casing40, preferably at the blossom end of the fruit, the treadle will then bepressed downwardly by y the foot yof the operator and sufficientmaterial permitted to enter the interior of the fruit to fill andrestore the same to substantially its normal natural size and shape.

The treadle will then be released and the fruit so filled replaced by anunfilled fruit and the treadle will be again operated as before. Ihile Ihave shown a feed screw or worm as the means of providing sufficientpressure, it will be understood that I do not limit myself to thisparticular method but that any other form of Apressure may be used, suchas air, steam, or otherwise.

Having described my invention what I claim is:

1. A machine for stuffing fruit comprising a filling chamber; a steamjacket surround-, ing said filling chamber; a pressure device on one endof said filling chamber; a supply casing connected to said pressuredevice; a steam jacket surrounding said supply chamber; a supply forsaid steam jacket; a connection between said steam jackets; means tooperate said pressure device; injectors communicating with said supplychamber and extending to atmosphere; and means to control the passage ofmaterial through said injectors.

2. A machine for producing stuffed dried fruit comprising a pluralityof-manually operated injectors adapted to have their free ends insertedin the interior of the fruit and being connected at their other ends toa sourceof' supply under pressure; andV means to operate said injectorsto permitthe passage of material therethrough into` the interior of saidfruit.

3. A machine for stuffing dried fruit comprising a filling chamber; lapressure device on one end of said filling chamber; a sup` ply casingconnected to `said pressure device; means to operate said pressure device; injectors communicating with saidy supply chamber and Yextendingto atmosphere: and means to control the passage of material through saidinjectors.

4. A machine for stuiiing dried fruit comprisinga supply chamber; apressure device connected at one end to said supply-chang ber; means tooperate said pressureV device;

injectors communicating with said pressure vdevice and extending toatmosphere; and

means to control the passage of material vthrough said injectorsw 5. Amachine for stuffing fruit comprising a filling chamber; means to heatsaid filling chamber; a pressure device on one end of said fillingchamber; a supply casing connected to said pressurendevice; heatingmeans for said supply chamber; means to operate said pressure device;injectors communicating with said supply chamber and extending toatmosphere; and means fto control the passage ofV material through saidVinjectors. y Y

6. A device for stuffing fruit comprising a pressure feeding device;means to operate said feeding device; injectors `connected to saidfeeding device and opening to atmosvIl() 5 of supply for phere; andmeans to control the passage of to operate said Jfeed connected to saidfeeding device and opensaid feeding device; means ing to atmosphere; thepassage of mater tors.

In Witness that I have hereunto setV m April, 1922.

injectors. uling frult comprisng device; a source ing device;l injectorsand means to control la! through said 1n]ecclaim the foregoing I .v handthis 7 day of VVILLARD C. COOK.

